Razor strop compound



United States RAZOR STROP COMPOUND Louis Diehl, Sharpsburg, Pa.

No Drawing. Application May 25, 1955, Serial No. 511,120

1 Claim. (Cl. 106-36) This invention relates to a liquid composition forcleansing and dressing razor strops or hones and it is among the objectsthereof to provide a composition including a friction agent for rapidlybringing up the edge of a razor.

It is well known that extremely fine steel cutting edges consist ofmicroscopic teeth or serrations which individually bend or are displacedin the normal use as in a razor, and it requires frequent stropping toreline these microscopic teeth to form a smooth cutting edge. Variouskinds of razor strop dressing, including soaps, waxes or oils, have beenemployed to provide a surface on the strop to thereby hasten thealignment of the cutting edge. These materials are unsatisfactory forone reason or another; for example, they may provide a dragging feel tothe strop but by their very nature act as a lubricant instead of afriction agent and thereby defeat the purpose of the strop.

In accordance with the present invention, I employ a compositionpreferably in liquid form, which acts to cleanse and protect a stropfrom the accumulation of objectionable substances which may, forexample, cling to the plate of the razor and which are imparted to thestropping surface through normal use. This same composition at the sametime provides an ideal surface on Patented Oct. 9, 1956 the strop formore positive and quicker aligning of cutting edges, whether serrated orperfectly smooth.

I have found by experimentation that a composition suitable for thepurpose is sodium benzoate in powder form when held in suspension by asolution of gum arabic.

I have found that by compounding one part by volume of gum arabicsolution made by mixing one part gum arabic powder with approximately 5parts by volume of water and 1 part by volume sodium benzoate powder andperhaps coloring, a desirable composition is produced for cleansing anddressing a razor strop and when so used, it will speedily bring up theedge of the razor in a manner that it will hold up for a surprisinglylonger period of time than were such composition not employed. Thesolution or composition may be applied either to leather, canvas orother suitable stropping mate rial. It may also be used on other thanconventional strops such as mechanical devices, rotary drums, etc.

While sodium benzoate may be compounded with other solutions, I havefound gum arabic the most satisfactory as the sodium will not settle outor powder up on the strop.

Although one embodiment of the invention has been herein illustrated anddescribed, it will be evident to those skilled in the art that variousmodifications may be made in the proportions and compounding of theingredients without departing from the principles herein set forth.

I claim:

The composition for dressing razor strops consisting of one part byvolume of sodium benzoate powder suspended in one part by volume of gumarabic solution consisting of one part gum arabic powder andsubstantially five parts by volume of water.

Byrne Dec. 7, 1926 Laeufer Aug. 13, 1929

